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September 24, 2014 16:30

• In Azerbaijan, CoA upholds verdict to Ilgar Mamedov and Tofig Yagublu

  The Sheki Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by Ilgar Mamedov and Tofig Yagublu, oppositional politicians, convicted on charges of rioting in the city of Ismayilly. At the same time, the sentence to three other figurants in the case was commuted.

September 24, 2014 15:10

• Verdict to Tikhonov for creating BORN to be challenged, said his advocate

  The decision of the Moscow City Court (MCC) to award Nikita Tikhonov, convicted to life imprisonment for killing the lawyer Markelov, with additional 18 years in prison on charges of creating the extremist community known as BORN will be appealed against, said his advocate.

September 24, 2014 13:49

• Life convict for killing Markelov awarded 18 years for creating extremist community

  Nikita Tikhonov, convicted to life imprisonment for the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov, was found guilty of organizing an extremist community, six murders and two attempted murders and sentenced to 18 years in prison additionally.

September 24, 2014 11:30

• Krasnodar Territorial Court leaves Evgeny Vitishko in colony

  The Krasnodar Regional Court has rejected the presentation of the Prosecutor's Office asking to change the punishment of Evgeny Vitishko, a member of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), and upheld the verdict of the Tuapse District Court, said Andrei Rudomakha, the coordinator of the EcoWatch.

September 24, 2014 05:22

• Krasnodar Territory has secret ban on building mosques, said source from Muslim community

  The repeated requests of the Muslim community to solve the problem of deficit of mosques in the Krasnodar Territory remain unanswered, believers assert. The attempt to contain the spread of Islam leads to aggravation of inter-religious relations, said the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 24, 2014 01:11

• Casualty of shootout in Ingushetia identified as Arthur Murzabekov

  The alleged member of an illegal armed formation (IAF) killed in Ingushetia, in a shootout in the city of Karabulak, was identified as Arthur Murzabekov. Also, two persons suspected of aiding militants were detained, said the Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov.

September 24, 2014 01:11

• Opening of Gimry Tunnel postponed

  The opening of the Gimry Tunnel for motor traffic scheduled for September 23 did not take place. The reason was the deterioration of the situation in the settlement of Vremenny, Untsukul District of Dagestan, said a source from the district administration.

September 23, 2014 23:55

• Georgia: Movement "Free Generation" demands self-liquidation of NGO "Free Zone"

  An action demanding self-liquidation of the NGO "Free Zone", which is associated with the "United National Movement" Party of ex-President Mikhail Saakashvili, was held in Tbilisi on Tuesday, September 23, by activists of the Youth Movement "Free Generation".

September 23, 2014 20:53

• Ingushetia and Krasnodar Territory in the lead by number of signed contracts at forum in Sochi

  The International Investment Forum in Sochi has presented projects in construction and industry, foodstuff production and tourism, which were submitted by the regions of the Southern and North-Caucasian Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD). Ingushetia and the Krasnodar Territory were leaders by the number of signed contracts.

September 23, 2014 19:15

• Leyla Yunus' advocate reports deterioration of her health

  Elchin Gambarov, an advocate of human rights defender Leyla Yunus, the Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), kept at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), has reported on the deterioration of the health state of his client. According to the advocate, on Tuesday, he has not been allowed to visit the human rights defender at the SIZO.

September 23, 2014 18:15

• In Azerbaijan, son of oppositionist Oktai Gyulalyev rejects charge against him at trial

  In Baku, the court has started hearings on the merits in the case against Ali, a minor son of oppositionist Oktai Gyulalyev, who is charged with disorderly conduct. In the course of the court hearing, the court has listened to prosecutors, defenders, and the victim.

September 23, 2014 11:25

• Dagestani rights defenders report law enforcers' illegal actions against locals

  In the course of the press conference, members of the organization "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights" have mentioned the cases of Imangazali Magomedov and Marat Nasredinov, two residents of Dagestan, as examples to declare biased actions of investigators against citizens complaining about being beaten by policemen.

September 23, 2014 10:54

• Ingush MIA identifies suspected militant killed in shootout

  A man killed in the shootout in Karabulak has been identified. He was a local resident, registered at the police as a member of the armed underground. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia. According to investigators, apart from the identified man, two other persons were shooting at the policemen; however, they managed to flee.

September 23, 2014 09:38

• Magomedova reports protraction in opening case on rape and robbery in Khasavyurt

  Officers of the Investigating Division of the Khasavyurt OVD (Interior Division) are delaying the opening of a criminal case on the facts of beating and sexual assault of a local woman. This was reported by Sapiyat Magomedova, an advocate of the victim. Law enforcers argue they are carrying out the check at the complaint.

September 23, 2014 09:23

• Defendant in Zurab Zhvaniya's death case claims protraction

  Trials in the cases against Levan Chachua, Mikhail Dzadzamiya, and Koba Kharshiladze, who are accused of negligence in connection with the case on the death of Zurab Zhvaniya, the former Prime Minister, have been postponed at the request of the Prosecutor's Office.

September 23, 2014 08:55

• Yerevan condemns terror act committed in Armenian Church in Syrian Deir ez-Zor

  Armenia strongly condemns the terror act committed in the Church "Srbots Naatakats" in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, where remains of victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and the important documents on the Armenian Genocide were stored. This was stated by Edward Nalbandyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.

September 23, 2014 02:52

• Dagestan holds exhibition "Heritage Energy" on 40th anniversary of Chirkei HPP

  Photos and videos taken during the construction of the Chirkei Hydro Power Plant (HPP) in the 1970s, as well as photos of the drawings, made by Dagestani painters on the walls of the HPP within the art project, are presented at the exhibition "Heritage Energy" in Gallery One of the city Kaspiysk.

September 22, 2014 23:02

• Resident of Untsukul District of Dagestan reports heavy shelling in Vremenny

  Today, a resident of the Untsukul District of Dagestan has informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about intense fire from large-calibre firearms in the settlement of Vremenny. The information about a shootout was confirmed by a source from the local ROVD (District Interior Division).

September 22, 2014 16:01

• Baku: rights defenders urge Brasseur to force Azerbaijani authorities to improve human rights situation

  The PACE President Anne Brasseur has started her official visit to Azerbaijan with a meeting with civil society activists. At the meeting, the participants discussed the topics of the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, the problem of political prisoners, and the obstacles to the development of civil society.

September 22, 2014 14:15

• In Nakhichevan, rights defender Ilgar Nasibov placed under police supervision

  Ilgar Nasibov, a rights defender beaten in Nakhichevan, has faced a pre-trial restriction measure against him he is transferred under police supervision. He treats the measure as a politically motivated move.